Rauh, Joseph L., 1911-
Biography:
Civil liberties lawyer and champion of civil right and liberal causes. Joseph Louis Rauh Jr. was born in Cincinnati on Jan. 3, 1911 and died in Washington, D.C. in September 1992. Rauh helped found Americans for Democratic Action in 1957 and served as a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. His clients included the United Automobile Workers, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. He lobbied for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- Eyes on the Prize Interviews (Washington University in St. Louis University Libraries)
- Freedom summer digital collection (Wisconsin Historical Society)
- Bowie--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Harry J. Bowie papers, 1964-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 31 &Micro 928 (P82-2479), Box 2, Folder 3) (Reports)
- Braden--Mississippi 1964 (Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 6, Box 55, Folder 15) (Correspondence)
- CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Convention challenge - Memoranda and diary, 1964 June-Oct. (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 39) (Reports)
- CORE Southern Regional Office--Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, May 1964-August 1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office records, 1954-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 85, Box 16, Folder 11) (Clippings (information artifacts))
- Council of Federated Organizations--Records (Z: Accessions, M79-423) (Minutes (administrative records))
- King--August, 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 9) (Reports)
- King--July, 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 8) (Reports)
- King--MFDP, Voter Registration, DNC Challenge, Freedom Vote (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 15) (Reports)
- King--Minutes of Meetings, 1964-1965 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 3, Folder 2) (Minutes (administrative records))
- Kinoy--Legal documents re: COFO v. Rainey, 1964 : Brief, 1964 (Arthur Kinoy papers, circa 1930-2003; Z: Accessions, M2007-010, Box 8, Folder 21) (Legal documents)
- Kinoy--Legal documents re: COFO v. Rainey, 1964 : Brief, 1964 (Arthur Kinoy papers, circa 1930-2003; Z: Accessions, M2007-010, Box 8, Folder 22) (Legal documents)
- MFDP--Clippings, 1964-1970 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 2, Segment 5) (Clippings (information artifacts))
- MFDP--General papers, 1963-1965, part 1 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 1, Segment 2, Part 1) (Pamphlets)
- MFDP--General papers, 1963-1965, part 2 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 1, Segment 2, Part 2) (Memorandums)
- MFDP--General papers, 1965-1971, part 1 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 2, Segment 2, Part 1) (Minutes (administrative records))
- MFDP--General papers, 1965-1971, part 2 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 2, Segment 2, Part 2) (Reports)
- MFDP--Legal briefs and memoranda, 1964-1966 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 586, Box 1, Folder 10) (Legal documents)
- MFDP--Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee (partial), 1964 August 22 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 586, Box 1, Folder 9) (Transcripts)
- Montgomery--Lucy Montgomery notes (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 2, Segment 31c) (Correspondence)
- Montgomery--Mississippi: Wednesdays in Mississippi (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 2, Segment 27) (Reports)
- Morey --COFO Legal Coordinator - Administrative and Official Records and Reports, 1964-1965 (R. Hunter Morey papers, 1962-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 522, Box 3, Folder 1) (Minutes (administrative records))
- Romaine--Anne Romaine Interviews, 1966-1967 (Archives Main Stacks, SC 1069, Folder 1) (Transcripts)
- SEDFRE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Congressional Challenge, 1964-1965 (Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality records, 1944-1976; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 546, Box 32 Folder 25) (Legal documents)
- Stromquist--John Dittmer interview of Shelton Stromquist, in October 1980, Madison, Wisconsin (Shelton Stromquist Papers, 1963-1978; Z: Accessions, Unprocessed SC file) (Transcripts)
- Waskow--Correspondence with Robert Moses, 1963-1964 (Arthur Ocean Waskow papers, 1943-1977; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 5, Box 10, Folder 30) (Correspondence)
- Waskow--SNCC original correspondence and mailings, 1963-1964 (Arthur Ocean Waskow papers, 1943-1977; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 5, Box 15, Folder 11) (Correspondence)
- Werner--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the Congressional Challenge (Hank Werner papers; Z: Accessions, M71-358, Box 2, Folder 14) (Pamphlets)
- Zinn --MFDP - Atlantic City DNC Challenge, August, 1964 (Howard Zinn Papers, 1956-1994; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 588, Box 1, Folder 23) (Reports)
- Zinn-- SNCC - Education, 1964 (Howard Zinn papers, 1956-1994; Archives Main Stacks, Mss. 588, Box 3, Folder 2) (Correspondence)
- Zinn -- SNCC - Radicalism, 1963-1965 (Howard Zinn Papers, 1956-1994; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 588, Box 3, Folder 4) (Clippings (information artifacts))
- William A. Elwood Civil Rights Lawyers Project collection, 1984-1989 (University of Virginia. Library)